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Lucid lemon law
If your Lucid keeps going back to the dealer for the same problem, your state's lemon law may make the maker buy it back or replace it, and pay your lawyer when you win. Here is what Lucid owners report to the federal government, and how to check your own car.
What Lucid owners report most
| Problem area | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Wiring, battery, lights and electronics | 28 |
| Transmission, drive shafts and axles | 20 |
| Automatic emergency braking and collision warning | 20 |
| Brakes | 11 |
| Fuel system, or the battery and motor of an EV or hybrid | 8 |
| Cruise control and unintended speed changes | 8 |
A complaint can name more than one area. 23 complaints name none.
Models with the most complaints
- AIR 85
- Gravity 16
Latest Lucid recalls
- Electrical System, August 20, 2026: 2022 AIR, 2023 AIR, 2024 AIR, 2025 AIR, about 27,185 vehicles.
“An overheated circuit increases the risk of a fire. A loss of the center brake light or front lights can also decrease visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.”
NHTSA recall 26V540000 - Electrical System, May 13, 2026: 2024 AIR, 2025 AIR, about 2,039 vehicles.
“A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.”
NHTSA recall 26V309000 - Power Train, March 26, 2026: 2025 AIR, 2026 AIR, 2024 AIR, about 3,627 vehicles.
“A disconnected half shaft can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.”
NHTSA recall 26V193000 - Seats, March 26, 2026: 2025 Gravity, 2026 Gravity, about 4,476 vehicles.
“Seat bracket failure can increase the risk of injury during a crash.”
NHTSA recall 26V192000 - Back Over Prevention, January 16, 2026: 2026 Gravity, 2025 Gravity, about 3,900 vehicles.
“A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
NHTSA recall 26V018000
Check your own car by its VIN on NHTSA's recall lookup. Recall repairs are free at any Lucid dealer.
Recalls, repairs and the lemon law
A recall alone does not make a car a lemon. What counts is a defect the dealer cannot fix: most states presume a lemon after 3 or 4 repair attempts for the same problem, fewer for a defect that could cause a crash, or about 30 days in the shop, inside the first one to two years. A recall repair for a defect that keeps coming back is a repair attempt like any other, so keep the repair order from every visit.
In California, Lucid was not on the state's list of makers in the new lemon law process on October 26, 2026, so the older rules apply. The list
How a Lucid lemon law claim and buyback work
Keep the repair order from every visit, then write to Lucid, not only the dealer, at the customer relations address in your owner's manual or warranty booklet, and ask for a buyback or a replacement. In a buyback Lucid refunds the price, taxes and fees and costs like towing, minus a deduction for the miles you drove before the first repair, and pays off the loan.
The steps · Letter template · Buyback or cash and keep · Estimate a buyback
Lucid lemon law in your state
The rules depend on the state where you bought or leased the car:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Questions about Lucid lemons
How many complaints have Lucid owners filed with NHTSA?
101 for 2021 to 2027 model years, received through October 22, 2026. The most reported area is wiring, battery, lights and electronics.
How many Lucid recalls are there?
22 safety recalls cover 2021 to 2027 Lucid models, for about 101,616 vehicles in all.
Is a recall enough to make my Lucid a lemon?
No, not on its own. But if a defect keeps coming back after repairs, recall repairs included, each visit can count as a repair attempt under your state's lemon law. Keep every repair order.
How do I start a Lucid lemon law claim?
Keep every repair order, then write to Lucid at the address for customer relations in your owner's manual or warranty booklet, asking for a buyback or replacement under your state's lemon law. Send it by a tracked method and keep a copy.
Does Lucid have to buy back a lemon?
Yes, when your state's lemon law rules are met. The maker must buy the car back or replace it, and most states let you choose. The rules differ by state: see your state guide.
Did Lucid opt in to California's new lemon law process?
Not on the state's list on October 26, 2026, so California's older lemon law rules apply to Lucid cars.
About the data
From NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation files (complaints received 2020 to now, and recalls), counted for 2021 to 2027 model years and filed under the make LUCID. Read on October 26, 2026. Complaints are what owners report, not findings, and big sellers get more of them: a count is not a defect rate, and it says nothing about your car. We keep no complaint text or personal details.
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